Matilda (Special Edition)
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Movie Reviews of Matilda (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Great adaptation!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great story about a brilliant young girl who overcomes the cruelty of a family that does not treat her as she deserves. The villains are her parents and her teacher, Mrs Trunchbull. With the help of the kind teacher, Ms Honey, and her own magical powers, she manages to get adopted by her mentor and get rid of the villainous teacher who killed Ms Honey's parents. Not only does the book make some interesting statements about education and family, but the strong female protagonist is a neat role model for young girls. I loved it as a kid, and still appreciate it a great deal; also, the film version captures the imagery and intent nicely.
As for the widescreen issue, it's a shame. It could have been kept the way we saw it in theatres...oh well.
Movie Review: An Awesome Family Film!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've always loved this film! It's like 'Carrie' for children. Usually once or twice a year, I find this on tv, so I watch it. I have it on vhs, but it's buried under my 7,000 movies. My aunt, uncle, and I watched this recently and they liked it also. They had never seen it. A smart, lonely girl named Matilda has a terrible family who hate her. When they finally let her go to school, she has a sweet sexy teacher named Miss Honey, and a mean principal named Miss Trunchbull. When Matilda is fed up with people mistreating her, she gains special powers where she can move things with her mind. It has an awesome cast, awesome plot, and awesome characters. It's also a childhood favorite. If you love family comedies, you'll love MATILDA!!!Movie Review: EXCELLENT PRODUCTION
Summary: 5 Stars
I became aware of this movie through my first-grader's reading class. She couldn't stop talking about it, so I spoke with her teacher and got the same results. I ordered the DVD for Christmas 08, and it has been seen at least 20 times so far. The message is excellent for both child and adult, from character depiction, excellent life lessons, photography, special effects, production, and good positive events. It remains as one of the very best movies I have seen in my lifetime and I heartily recomment it to everyone; it truly is an uplifting event. If you don't buy it at least rent it and enjoy a truly excellent event in life without the violence, vulgarity, profanity, and sexual references so prevelent today.Movie Review: A 7-year-old's review
Summary: 5 Stars
7-Year-Old's Review: I wanted to give this 4.5 stars, but the form won't let me. It's a really great movie, except there's one scary part where the Trunchbull chases people. I like the movie a lot, because I read the book and you kind of know what's going to happen. It's really funny.
Mom's review: The movie follows the book fairly closely. My daughter watched it three times in two days. The extras on the DVD are entertaining and even educational. Danny DeVito and his wife actively encourage kids to read and spoke of reading daily with their own children. They included an extra on a real library and focused on how reading the book to their own children inspired them to make the movie.
Movie Review: Wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wonderful family film. It's hard, at times, to find something we all enjoy. Many of the films that my kids like, dad and mom find incredibly boring or poorly acted/written/directed. Matilda was something that we all loved. I'm not sure how true it was to the book as I have only heard bits and pieces of it on an audio version that we borrowed from the library. I'm not sure why some people thought it was so dark. The treatment of children that other reviewers complained about was in such a comical manner- it made all my children laugh. The comedy was entertaining & the warm and fuzzy ending made me smile & cry.
Family of six : ages 2-43, all of us enjoyed it immensely.